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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

How would you feel if…

How would it feel if you were being watched, but didn’t know
who was watching? If you knew you were being followed, but couldn’t see who was
following? If you received anonymous letters? If you crossed continents to
escape your past and your mistakes, then discovered those mistakes haven’t been
forgotten? If, after years of solitude, you suddenly fell in love but knew you
had no right to a love story?

After a scandalous affair with an embezzler, journalist Anne
Pierson has come to hide out in backwoods Turkey. If her life has been one of
dull routine for the last ten years, at least she’s felt safe — even if this
isn’t a safe country, even if the police can’t be trusted, even if the
slightest whiff of gossip can turn friends into implacable enemies. And now, a
passionate attraction to archaeologist Renaud Townsend threatens to compromise
her and everyone she knows.

Important artifacts are being stolen from the archaeological
site of Karakuyu, and Renaud Townsend, site director, is determined to discover
who is responsible. All the clues point to Anne Pierson’s involvement, yet he
can’t believe she’s guilty. But what if he’s wrong? What if he’s letting a
one-night stand with a beautiful woman cloud his judgment? And what if both he
and Anne are in deadly danger?

Excerpt

The door opened.
Anne looked up. And froze. Speak of the
wolf and you see his tail.

Renaud Townsend. She stared at his long, tight body, the
tousle of sun-bleached hair. Noted again his casual, elegant saunter as he
entered. Remarkable. But what was he doing here? What

mad coincidence had brought him to Necmettin’s café? And
now that he was here, how

could she avoid him? Get up and go home? Her fingers
inched toward her purse strap in

preparation for the getaway, while she lowered her head
and pretended to read. But,

despite her desire not to look, she couldn’t help
glancing up.

He was watching
her.

Their eyes
locked. Time became fluid, spilled out into a long, loose eternity.

Until, finally,
he was moving again, easing his way toward her, stopping beside her

table, his blue eyes radiating intimacy.

Intimacy she
didn’t need. Or want.

“Hello.” His
voice was warm, coaxing. Very different from the tone she’d heard this

morning.

Speech
temporarily deserted her. His eyes scanned her mouth slowly, and her throat

closed. His gaze was as intimate as a caress.

“I’m happy I’ve
run into you again.”

He meant it; she
saw that. Did it mean he’d been looking for her? Combing the scruffy

town until he found her? Ridiculous. Why be preoccupied
by a woman he’d met only

briefly?

“I want to
apologize for my rudeness at the site this morning. I felt guilty all

afternoon.”

She stared at
him blankly. Humility was the last thing she’d expected. She fought her

curiosity … and lost the fight. “Guilty?” He didn’t look
like the sort of man who’d know

what the word meant. She had him pegged; she knew his
type. He was a man who helped

himself to what he wanted and ignored the rest. As easy
to read as a fluorescent billboard.

He nodded.
“Please, let me explain.”

But he didn’t
look quite so sure of himself now. And she felt herself relenting. “You

making her say things she’d had no intention of
admitting? The last thing she should be

doing was encouraging him, opening the door to easy
conversation.

“Call it revenge.”

THE TURKISH AFFAIRDanger at the ancient Hittite site of KarakuyuA top notch Washington journalist before a liaison with the wrong man implicated her in scandal, Anne Pierson has been hiding in backwoods Turkey and working as a translator. She’s determined to keep her past a secret, to avoid personal relationships. But after meeting Renaud Townsend, her discrete little world is turned upside down.

Archaeologist Renaud Townsend is troubled by Anne Pierson’s refusal to talk about her past, but instinct tells him he can rely on her. Or is it only desire speaking? A lusty love affair for the duration of the summer dig is a very appealing idea.

About the authorBorn in New York, raised in Toronto, J. Arlene Culiner has spent most of her life in England, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Hungary and the Sahara. She now resides in a 400-year-old former inn in a French village of no interest and, much to public dismay, protects all creatures, especially spiders and snakes. She works as an actress, a photographer, a contemporary artist, a musician, writes mysteries, history books and perfectly believable romances. Her heroines are funny and gutsy; her heroes, dashingly lovable; and all are (proudly) over the age of forty.

Giveaway:Arlene will be giving away an epub/mobi copy of THE TURKISH AFFAIR to one lucky person leaving a comment or email entry.Giveaway ends 11:59pm EST Dec. 14th. Please supply your email in the post. You may use spaces or full text for security. (ex. jsmith at gmail dot com) If you do not wish to supply your email, or have trouble posting, please email maureen@justromanticsuspense.com with a subject title of JRS GIVEAWAY to be entered in the current giveaway.

9 comments:

oooh, I am a romantic suspense fanatic, Arlene! Romance and suspense is an unbeatable combination for a voracious reader. So much "more bang for the buck," as they say. When I curl up during cold weather in a warm place, I love the excitement of the suspense and mystery...and the romantic part of the story is like icing on the cake. Thanks for the introduction to your writing. jdh2690@gmail.com

Oh yes, Janice. Is there anything more wonderful than curling up with a good book while winter rages outside? And your description of romance as icing is just perfect. Thanks for your visit and comment!

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